You'll soon be able to watch Showtime shows on Hulu — but there's a catch

If you're not caught up
with "Homeland," you'll soon be able to through
Hulu.Showtime

If you've been looking for a way to watch Showtime shows and you
have Hulu you're in luck — the premium channel is coming to the
site in July.

Tuesday, Hulu announced via a press release it's partnering with
Showtime to launch a streaming service for Hulu
subscribers.

Sounds exciting right?

Premium content via a platform subscribers are already paying
$7.99 per month to watch all other content currently available on
Hulu.

Not so fast.

According to the release, new
and existing subscribers will need to pay an $8.99 on top of
their $7.99 Hulu subscription to enjoy Showtime access.

Earlier this year, HBO started
its own standalone service subscription Still, the Showtime
charge is significantly less than the price of
HBO's new standalone product, HBO Now, which launched in
April.